The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales

Vance Randolph

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The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales

Vance Randolph
With contributions by: Herbert Halpert
Illustrator: Glen Rounds

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1957

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About this book

Presents many Ozark folk tales shaped and polished by their oral tradition of storytelling documented over years in cabins, stores, campfires, and dances.

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Literary Studies Literary Studies, general

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
The Talking Turtle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Blood in the Cellar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
The Curse of Monegaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
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Big Wind at Hurley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
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Loosening Weeds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
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It Just Suits Me Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
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Big Fraid and Little Fraid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
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To Hell with Joplin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
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They All Started from Scratch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
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Yocum Used his Head Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
A Pickard Never Forgets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
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Can Rats Read? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
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He Talked Kind of Slow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
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Gold Is Where You Find It Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
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Ice in the Beer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
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The Preacher Wouldn’t Eat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
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On Trial for His Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Wolves Are My Brothers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Old Horny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
She Wanted a Divorce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
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eBook published on:

May 6, 2019

eBook ISBN:

9780231897716

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226

https://doi.org/10.7312/rand94244

eBook ISBN: 9780231897716

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The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales

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